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___________________________________________________________________________ Proteinase Inhibitors - From hits to leads to drugs 3 - 4 September 2003 - Zurich, Switzerland The only European Industry conference that will give you an insight into proteinase structure, function, inhibitor design, disease relevance, drug discovery and development in the target sub-groups of cysteine, aspartic, metallo and serine proteinases. http://www.ibc-lifesci.com/proteinase/default.asp?src=hum ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - June 17, 2003 - http://hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - Nonsence or frameshift mutation-detection http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000146.html - BRCA GENES http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000148.html - MAPH (Multiplex Amplifiable Probe Hybridization) http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000149.html - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact hum-molgen@nic.surfnet.nl Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, W. Kalle, A.W.I. Lo, R.V. Nemade, U. Sattler http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - NHGRI Study May Help Scientists Design Safer Methods For Gene Therapy Researchers Map Integration Sites of Retroviral Vectors in Human Genome http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg20.html - Antifungal Drug Helps Kids With Immune Disorder Avoid Hospitalization The antifungal medication itraconazole is well tolerated and effectively prevents fungal infections in children who have chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg19.html - Web-Based Exhibit On Genetics Research Now Available An on-line exhibit on genetics research, sponsored by the Office of NIH History, is now available on the World Wide Web http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg18.html - Researchers Identify Shift Towards More Treatable AIDS-Related Lymphomas Results of study suggest that the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has caused a shift in the majority of AIDS-related lymphomas to a type that usually responds well to chemotherapy. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg17.html - Mouse Study Identifies Protective Mechanism Against Alcohol-Induced Embryo Toxicity Researchers have identified a mechanism by which the eight amino acid peptide NAP, an active fragment of a neuroprotective brain protein, protects against alcohol-induced embryo toxicity and growth retardation in mice. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg16.html - Brain Changes In The Blind The activity seen in primary visual cortex may be important for verbal memory in the blind. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg15.html - Deconstructing Dengue Fever Scientists have discovered why people with Dengue hemorrhagic fever often get sicker the second time they are infected. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg14.html - New Class Of Stem Cells May Pave The Way For Therapies Canadian researchers describe a novel class of human stem cells that can rapidly generate blood cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg13.html - Bacterial Sensor Gets The Nod This finding has implications not only for infectious diseases but also for treating Crohn's disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg12.html - Human Carcinogen Has New Mode Of Action Scientists identify a different mode of action for cadmium, an environmental hazard and known carcinogen. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg11.html - Virus Therapy Attacks Cancer Cells Researchers have come up with an ingenious means of engineering a virus so that it selectively replicates in and destroys tumor cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg10.html - Safeguard For Genetic Modification Therapy By substituting an essential survival gene in the bacterium with the therapeutic gene (interleukin-10), scientists engineer an organism that delivers IL-10 to fight inflammatory bowel disease, but is hampered from persisting outside of the body. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg09.html - Receptors Mediate Antidiabetic Effects The identification of adiponectin receptors will aid the design of drugs for obesity-linked diseases, such as diabetes and atherosclerosis. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2003/msg08.html - Contact Genetic News editors news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biochemistry / Immunology: Clinical Project Manager-Newark, DE ICON Clinical Research, Inc., Newark, DE, 19702, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0988.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: IVRS Validation Specialist ICON Clinical Research, Inc., Houston, 77001, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0994.html - Biotechnology: Director of Biostatistics Management Recruiters of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0990.html - Biotechnology: Manager/Vice President R & D Stoakley-Dudley Consultants Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1A6 Canada http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0995.html - Cancer Research: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2263.html - Cardiovascular Research: Postdoctoral Fellow Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, NY, 10021 USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2260.html - Cardiovascular Research: POST DOCTORAL FELLOW German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University Munich, D-80636 Munich http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2262.html - Medical Research (others): Associate Director / Senior Manager, EPIC Clinical Operations ICON Clinical Research, Inc., San Francisco, 94101, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1003.html - Medical Research (others): IVRS Project Coordinator, Houston, TX ,Third Shift ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HoustonN, 77001, usa http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1002.html - Medical Research (others): Clinical Research Associates ICON Clinical Research, Inc., Irvine / North Wales / New York / San Francisco USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0998.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0999.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1000.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1001.html - Medical Research (others): Manager/Associate Director, Software Delivery Services - Director, Clinical Operations/Senior Director - Senior Clinical Data Coordinators - Director, Business Development, ROW ICON Clinical Research, Inc., North Wales, 19436, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0996.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0997.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1007.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0987.html - Medical Research (others): Clinical Project Manager ICON Clinical Research, Inc., North Wales / Irvine / San Francisco USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0989.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1004.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1006.html - Medical Research (others): Data Management Project Manager ICON Clinical Research, Inc., Irvine, 92602, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1008.html - Others: Animal Care Technician - New York Work Wonders Staffing LLC, Cave Creek, AZ 85331 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/0991.html - 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